Chania FC

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Chania
Chania 2019 logo.png
Full nameΠΑΕ Χανιά
PAE Chaniá
(PAE Chania)
Founded23 August 2017; 4 years ago (2017-08-23)
as AO Chania−Kissamikos
31 July 2019; 2 years ago (2019-07-31)
as PAE Chania
GroundPerivolia Municipal Stadium
Capacity4,527
OwnerAntonis Rokakis
ChairmanAntonis Rokakis
ManagerNikos Papadopoulos
LeagueSuper League 2
2020–21Super League 2, 5th
WebsiteClub website

Chania Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Χανιά, romanized: PAE Chaniá) is a Greek professional football club based in Chania, Crete, Greece. They were established in 2017, as a result of a merger between the two regional clubs representing the Chania district in the Greek Second Division, PGS Kissamikos and AO Chania. The club currently plays in the Super League 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system.

History[]

See also: AO Chania and PGS Kissamikos

AO Chania – Kissamikos[]

Club crest during 2017–19.

During the 2016–17 Greek Second Division season, Chania were represented in the Greek Second Division by two clubs, namely AO Chania of the city of Chania, and Kissamikos, based in the neighboring town of Kissamos. Kissamikos had quickly established itself in the Football League, managing to outgrow, and eventually outperform its more prestigious local competitor AO Chania. Facing insurmountable financial issues, AO Chania were forcibly relegated to the Gamma Ethniki at the end of the season after being deducted 33 points, while simultaneously having its licence revoked. In the summer of 2017, Kissamikos owner at the time Antonis Rokakis proposed a merger of the two clubs in an attempt to form a new, strong outfit to represent the region, and more specifically the city of Chania (as the region's competitor in the Greek Super League, Platanias is based in the neighboring town and municipality of Platanias). The initiative was eventually approved in 19 August 2017,[1] however, any club that would result from a potential merger would inherit the financial obligations of AO Chania. As such, Kissamikos changed its name to AO Chania − Kissamikos, retaining its original crest and colors,[2][3] while the club's home ground was relocated to Perivolia Municipal Stadium in Mournies, Chania.[4] The entire merger was met with fierce opposition by the supporters of Kissamikos.[5] On the other hand, supporters of AO Chania demanded Kissamikos' name and crest be completely erased, basically turning the club into a modern continuation of AO Chania.[6]

The new club became serious competitors in the two years following the merger, finishing 4th during the 2017–18 season, and 6th in 2018–19, thus becoming eligible to play in the 2019-formed Super League 2.

Chania FC[]

In the summer of 2019, the club's board of directors changed the club's name to Chania FC (Greek: ΠΑΕ Χανιά), indicating their intent to represent the entire Chania regional unit.[7][8] The 2019–20 season saw Chania FC achieve its best result to date, finishing third in the Super League 2.

Stadium[]

After the merger, the club moved to AO Chania's Perivolia Municipal Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Mournies, Chania.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 1 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Katsimitros
2 DF Ghana GHA Kingsley Fobi
3 DF Guinea GUI Fodé Camara
4 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Patapis
5 DF Argentina ARG Lucas Coyette
6 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Masouras
7 MF Greece GRE Andreas Vasilogiannis
9 FW Sweden SWE Admir Bajrovic
10 MF Greece GRE Vasilis Triantafyllakos
11 FW Greece GRE Giannis Varkas
12 DF Greece GRE Stavros Gaitanis
13 GK Greece GRE Fotis Koutzavasilis (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Greece GRE Kostas Tsamouris
18 FW Albania ALB Angelos Kola
19 FW Greece GRE Christos Kollas
20 DF Greece GRE Angelos Zioulis
32 DF Greece GRE Marios Kapsalis
33 DF Greece GRE Fotis Pantekidis
68 MF Greece GRE Kostas Panagiotoudis
77 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Kalaitzakis
84 GK Greece GRE Nikos Somoglou
88 MF Albania ALB Kledi Myftari
95 MF Brazil BRA Carlito
— DF Greece GRE Nikitas Nikolis

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Markos Berdios (at AE Neapoli until 30 June 2022)

Personnel[]

Ownership and current board[]

Position Staff
Owner Greece Antonis Rokakis
President Greece Antonis Rokakis
1st Vice-President Greece Giorgos Xirouchakis
2nd Vice-President Greece Stathis Ponirakos
3rd Vice-President Greece Aris Lychnaras
CEO Greece Periklis Touloupakis
Communications Director Greece Lefteris Antonakakis
Head Secretary Greece Argyro Stefanaki
Public relations Greece Lefteris Bouzakis
Technical Director Greece Giorgos Touloupakis
Board member Greece Giannis Kakaounakis
Board member Greece Giorgos Karbadakis
Board member Greece Giorgos Marakakis
Board member Greece Tasos Moisiadis
Board member Greece Antonis Stathopoulos
Board member Greece Ioannis Chaniotakis

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Greece Nikos Papadopoulos
Assistant manager Greece Nikos Sourgias
Fitness coach Greece Lazaros Vardakis
Goalkeeping coach Greece Apostolos Lekidis
Individual improvement Greece Vasilis Koutas

Medical and other staff[]

Position Staff
Physiotherapist Albania Emilios Douli
Caregiver Greece Apostolis Koundourakis
Caregiver Greece Giorgos Apostolakis

References[]

  1. ^ "Επίσημο: Συγχωνεύθηκαν Κισσαμικός και ΑΟ Χανιά (Greek)". sport-fm.gr.
  2. ^ "Και εγένετο…. ΠΑΕ ΑΟ Χανιά-Κισσαμικός!". Onsports.gr (in Greek). 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  3. ^ "Ανακοίνωση και δημοσίευση στο ΓΕΜΗ της τροποποίησης του καταστατικού της ΠΑΕ (Κωδικός Αριθμός Καταχώρησης 1245827)". businessregistry.gr. ΓΕΜΗ. 2017-11-09.
  4. ^ "Καλεί τον κόσμο ο Κισσαμικός στο.. νέο του σπίτι - Γ Εθνική". Athletic Radio 104,2 (in Greek). 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  5. ^ "Ανακοίνωση από το fan club kissamikos για την ένωση με ΑΟΧ". www.athlitiko.gr (in Greek). 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  6. ^ "ΑΟΧ, ή Χανιά, ή τίποτε". www.footballleaguenews.gr (in Greek). 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  7. ^ "Ιστορική απόφαση για το μέλλον της ομάδας". Kriti24.gr (in Greek). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  8. ^ "Ροκάκης: ΠΑΕ Χανιά σε λίγες μέρες". Flashnews.gr (in Greek). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-21.

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